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rhodanese

rhodanese noun: a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate. Probably from ῥόδον (ródon), meaning rose, in reference to rhodanic acid which has a red colour with ferric salts.

Noun

rhodanese (uncountable)

  1. A mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate. Probably from ῥόδον (ródon), meaning rose, in reference to rhodanic acid which has a red colour with ferric salts.

Forms of rhodanese

alternative formrhosanase

Questions about rhodanese

What does rhodanese mean?
Rhodanese means a mitochondrial enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate. Probably from ῥόδον (ródon), meaning rose, in reference to rhodanic acid which has a red colour with ferric salts.
What part of speech is rhodanese?
Rhodanese is a noun.

Words near rhodanese in the dictionary

  1. rhodaminyl
  2. rhodammonium
  3. rhodanase
  4. rhodanate
  5. rhodanates
  6. rhodanese
  7. Rhodanian
  8. Rhodanians
  9. rhodanic acid
  10. rhodanic acids
  11. rhodanide

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